We were so excited for our big trip of the summer. The meals were planned, all of the camping gear packed and of course my handy-dandy spreadsheet to make sure that I had not forgotten anything. (Remember - I am a little anal retentive.) We were going to spend an entire week in Eastern Oregon surrounded by sunny-warm weather, Lake Billie Chinook, great campfires with Smores and our friends.
What can I say..... it didn't quite turn out the way we had planned.
We shared our site with our great friends Lance, Michelle and their son Clayton.
Also there for the same week were Josie and Nate and their extended family.
We arrived on a Sunday, got camp set up, made dinner and took a walk around the loop. Immediately we were entertained by mother nature with an awesome lightning and thunder show. She unleashed the water works about 2am which continued throughout the morning. During the weather breaks we set up badmitton and croquet, rode bikes and played games. In general the weather was pretty crummy however we had one very warm afternoon so we hung out by the lake. Since Sadie was little we thought she hated the water but it turns out she LOVES it. Who knew???? Once the 40mph winds with rain came, we decided it was time to pack up and go home. Lance and Michelle were leaving on Wednesday and we didn't want to be without our security blanket known as their trailer. The time we spent with our friends was great and we hope that next year will be better for us in the weather department. The day after we got home we spent the better part of the afternoon looking for a new tent and checking out tent trailers. The old tent didn't make it past the garbage can so it will not make it to the next adventure.
We shared our site with our great friends Lance, Michelle and their son Clayton.
Also there for the same week were Josie and Nate and their extended family.
We arrived on a Sunday, got camp set up, made dinner and took a walk around the loop. Immediately we were entertained by mother nature with an awesome lightning and thunder show. She unleashed the water works about 2am which continued throughout the morning. During the weather breaks we set up badmitton and croquet, rode bikes and played games. In general the weather was pretty crummy however we had one very warm afternoon so we hung out by the lake. Since Sadie was little we thought she hated the water but it turns out she LOVES it. Who knew???? Once the 40mph winds with rain came, we decided it was time to pack up and go home. Lance and Michelle were leaving on Wednesday and we didn't want to be without our security blanket known as their trailer. The time we spent with our friends was great and we hope that next year will be better for us in the weather department. The day after we got home we spent the better part of the afternoon looking for a new tent and checking out tent trailers. The old tent didn't make it past the garbage can so it will not make it to the next adventure.
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Looks like good times. I think I would take the rain in trade for millions of little squitos. Camping is always a crap shoot. Hope the smile box was easier.
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